Overview

• Lee County deputies responded to a 3rd Street E residence in Lehigh Acres after a large boar entered the home through a shattered sliding glass door.
• Homeowner Edward Wells, 82, estimated the feral hog weighed about 300 pounds and said it lingered in his living room for roughly 40 to 45 minutes.
• Body-worn cameras captured deputies’ attempts to lasso the animal as it repeatedly charged before fleeing east toward nearby woods.
• Wells said the boar attacked the family dog, Bailey, who received stitches and is recovering; no injuries to deputies were reported.
• The sheriff’s office highlighted the incident in a Facebook post as an unusual ‘burglary,’ and officials note feral hogs are common across Florida and should not be approached.